The number of coronavirus cases in Saudi Arabia exceeded 35,000 on Friday as the kingdom struggles to get to grips with rising numbers of new infections, Reuters reports.
The good news for the Kingdom: the death count from the Coronavirus remains relatively low, the same Reuters report said. It increased by 10 on Friday to 229.
Officials reported 1,701 new cases, taking the total to 35,432. The country has recorded a daily average of around 1,500 new cases over the past week.
The rise in infections in Saudi Arabia comes despite extraordinary measures to keep Saudis safe, including strict curfews and other lockdown initiatives.
Saudi Arabia this week announced that it would ban gatherings of more than 5 people.
